Roll-paper manifolding-tablet



(No Model.)

H. DIXON & E. LEOTY. ROLL PAPER MANIPOLDING TABLET.

Patented Sept. 29, 1891-.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY DIXON AND EMILE LEOT Y, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

ROLL-PAI ER MANlFOLDlNG-TABLET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,201, dated September 29, 1891.

7 Application filed December 20, 1890. Serial No. 375,838- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY DIXON and EMILE LEOTY, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Bracket for Roll-Paper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to telephone, order, and othersmall desks adapted to be secured to the wall and to provide a space upon which orders may be readily taken and recorded.

The objects of the invention are to produce such a desk of the above character, the same being of extremely simple inexpensive construction and adapted to be secured in position where desired, and also to provide an improved means for securing the carbon-paper in position and in such a manner that the same may be readily removed when worn to such an extent as to become useless and another sheet substituted.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of an order-desk constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the lid of the desk.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In practicing our invention we construct the same, preferably, of sheet metal for the purpose of convenience and cheapness.

The desk comprises an inclined rest 1, above which the metal is bent to form a curved oifset 2 and beyond the offset merges into a suspension or securing plate 3, having a perforation 4, by which it is adapted to be connected to a wall. Below the bent portion 1 the metal is bent rearwardly in line with the securing-plate, and the lower end is connected to the upper end of the inclined rest portion 1 bymeans of side pieces 5, which are of such a shape as to cover the semicircular ends of the oifset 2. One of the side pieces 5 is provided with a pair of pencilclips 6, while from the opposite side piece extends a file-hook 7 for the reception of orders. The opposite end walls of the offset 2 are provided with bearing'perforations 8, in which is mounted a roll of paper 9, the leading end of which passes through a transverse slot 10, formed in the bottom of the offset immedi ately above the inclined rest, and lies fiat upon the latter. Bearings 11 are formed in the side pieces under the rest, and in the same is journaled a paper-roll 13, the leading end of which is, with that of the upper roll, passed through the slot 10 and lies upon the rest.

13' designates a carbon-sheet, which is mounted upon the rest 1 and is maintained in position by means of a pair of long narrow U-shaped clips pivoted to the opposite side edges of the rest, whereby the clips 14: may be swung out for the purpose of admitting new sheets of carbon. These clips may be maintained in position by the transverse clip 15, the ends of which are hooked, as at 16, to engage the free ends of the pivot-clip. At the upper end of the rest there is secured to the same a transversely-disposed holding strap 17, of sheet metal, and at the lower end is secured a tearing-strip 18.

In practice the under web of paper passes under the carbon-paper and the upper web over the same and both webs under the metal strips. It is now evident that any writing upon the upper sheet, as when in the act of taking or giving an order, will be duplicated through the medium of the carbon upon the under sheet. Now by drawing the two sheets out they may be torn off, one placed upon the file-hook and the other used in the transaction of the business, so that a duplicate order is always obtainable in case of loss, discrepancies, disputes, &c.

Having described our invention, what we claim is 1. The herein-described order-desk, formed of sheet metal and having the inclined rest 1, below which the metal of the desk is inwardly bent above said rest, provided with the curved offset 2, and beyond the same terminating in the suspension or securing plate,

the opposite side pieces, and the upper and,

lower paper-shafts journaled therein and located in the offset and below the rest, said webs having their leading ends passedthro ugh a single slot and upon opposite sides of the carbon-sheet, substantially as specified.

2. In an order-desk, the combination, with the inclined rest, of the opposite pivoted clips embracing the edges of the desk, the carbonsheet mounted between the edges and the clips, and means for locking the clips in position, substantially as specified.

3. The cornbination,withtheinclined sheetmetal rest and the carbon-sheet, of the opposite U-shaped clips pivoted to the edges of the rest and overlapping the same, and the locking-clip connecting the two clips and having bent ends for engaging the same, substantially as specified.

4. Inan order-desk, the combination, With the inclined rest and the offset above the same, provided with a transverse slot in its lower side, of upper and lower Webs or rolls of paper passed through the slot, an interposed carbon-sheet, opposite clips pivoted to the edges and embracing the same and the carbon sheet, the hook-ended locking-clip connecting the opposite side clips, and the two strips connected to the rest and extending over the two webs, substantially as specified.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our oWn We have hereto aifixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY DIXON.

, EMILE LEOTY.

Witnesses:

G. W. DUSTIN, GUSTAV B. KIMMEL. 

